Subj : ISP blocks port 80
To   : Frank Reid
From : Mrproper
Date : Sat Sep 17 2005 09:34 am

  Re: ISP blocks port 80
  By: Frank Reid to Time Warrior on Sat Sep 17 2005 05:28:00

 >   Re: ISP blocks port 80
 >   By: Time Warrior to Mweeby on Fri Sep 16 2005 22:37:00
 > 
 >  > If you are using a "full domain" get one of those "free linux web hosts" 
 >  > point it there. Then use a meta redirect to auto-forward to synchronet on
 >  > port *anything*. I use port 7820.
 > 
 > The problem, as I'm sure you've already heard from potential customers to th
 > jeweler, is that port 7820 is not a standard port and will not be allowed
 > outbound behind any application-layer gateway firewall.  This eliminates the
 > majority of people sitting at work from shopping for a diamond!  You certain
 > wouldn't want to use a non-standard http port for any production website.  I
 > might be okay for a hobby BBS, but definitely not for a business.
 > 

His setup also reaks havoc on a search crawler crawling his site...


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